Central Spring School of Massage

Welcome to the Central Springs School of Massage

Kaye Dixon is your trainer

• Training in Relaxation Therapeutic Massage,
• Hawaiian Heartworks Lomi Lomi and Kahuna Temple Style Massage,
• Polynesian Hot Stone Therapy,
• Ayurveda Indian Head Massage, Shirodhara, Abyhanga Massage, Marma Point Massage
• Foot and Hand Reflexology.

Gain specialised skills to further enhance or begin your massage career. Central Springs School of massage has approved homestudy massage courses for beginners and postgraduate workshops for experienced masseurs.

My aim is to provide the very best in teaching so students gain a very high level of expertise and confidence in their chosen modality.

The school's teachings combine ancient wisdom with modern knowledge to give practitioners a competitive edge to stand out with distinction in the massage field

Accreditation:

• All course certificated and approved for continuing education points if member of Massage Association.
• All courses are approved so can join massage association and gain insurance.

About your Massage Instructor:

Principal Kaye Dixon graduated from the Southern School of Natural Therapies Melbourne in 1984 and has continued to study many different massage modalities within Australia and overseas in India, Philippines and Hawaii.

Kaye is passionate about teaching the healing art of massage. Her teaching experience is diverse and includes lecturing at university in media studies as well as teaching different bodywork modalities for international day spas and Certificate IV and Remedial Massage for Nationally Accredited Schools.

Kaye's own practice of Meditation, Jungian Dream Work, Energy work, Yoga, and Astrology influence her teaching style and her passion to assist others in their personal transformation and growth.

Kaye also has Bachelor Degrees in Media Communication and Visual Arts. It is with this wealth of experience Kaye shares in a loving and passionate way in all her courses.

"My aim is to provide the very best in teaching so students leave with a very high level of expertise and confidence in their chosen modality."

Kaye is also available to teach in-house to day spas, conference groups and retreats.

Brief Course Outlines:

Relaxation Therapeutic Massage
Hawaiian Lomi Lomi

Gain skills to confidently do relaxation, deep tissue and lymphatic drainage massage using your hands as instruments of your heart as well as learning how to flow in a rhythmic dance over the body. Also the Huna principles helps one attune to their creative self. Can join Massage Association and gain Insurance. Accredited certificate.

Hot Stone Massage

Learn a 1 hour Hot Stone Massage using a 54 Spa set of basalt volcanic stones of differing sizes and shapes. Includes relaxation, deep tissue and remedial work. Many different placement of stones under and on body will be taught and the different uses for the varied sizes and shapes of the rocks. 54 spa set available for sale.

Use of sea shells and their properties, how to apply cold stones and the use of essential oils as compresses will also be covered in this 2 day course.

Kahuna Temple Style Hawaiian Massage

Kahuna massage is a unique in a number of respects. It is a flowing energetically vibrant and completely relaxing whole body massage where the practitioner uses their forearm and hands in long flowing strokes. Stretches, under bodywork and deep tissue techniques combined with healing intent and the rhythmic dance like flow (tai chi like movements ) all contribute to a unique massage that heals the body, soul and mind. The use of the forearm in a dance like style enables practitioner to work at
all levels of intensity with grace and ease. It truly makes deep work easy.

KaHuna Bodywork helps us open up pathways to ancient genetic wisdom in our own bodies.

The seven Huna principles provide a life affirming spiritual philosophy to live by and integrate into one's life. The course also gives time out in natures womb to connect to one's soul self, reflect, and set goals.

Available as Approved Home Study with beginner and intermediate levels

Foot Reflexology

You will learn massage techniques to relax the foot, as well as thumb and finger techniques to work specific reflex areas on the foot that cause responses in corresponding parts of the body. The aim of the course is to give you an understanding of the principles and practices of reflexology so you have an invaluable healing technique to use. You will be able to administer an effective and therapeutic one hour reflexology treatment.

On completion of this course you will be able to do: Relaxation massage techniques, perform thumb and finger techniques on the feet as well as identify and name reflexes according to the Ingham method of reflexology.

Indian Head

Is a fully clothed seated massage. It involves using a sequence of moves such as energy balancing techniques, lymphatic drainage, acupressure points, stretching and general massage to the shoulders, neck, face and scalp. The techniques work on both the physical and ethereal body with over 60 movements.

It is a massage with many therapeutic benefits It Relaxes nervous system, relieves joint and muscle stiffness, helps tension headaches and eyestrain, stimulates circulatory and lymphatic system, helps general stress and tension and provides a beauty treatment for face and hair.